ASUS PRIME Z370-A overview

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The ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX Motherboard lets you build an Intel Core processor gaming rig or workstation by featuring an Intel Z370 chipset and LGA1151 socket along with three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots. This combination of chipset and socket lets the motherboard support 8th-generation Intel processors. The Prime Z370-A comes with six SATA connectors for optical and 2.5"/3.5" drives as well as two M.2 slots, which provide support for fast SSDs operating under SATA or PCIe interfaces. For short-term memory support, the motherboard provides four DDR4 DIMM slots, so you can install up to 64GB of memory chips. Moreover, it comes equipped with built-in LEDs that illuminate the insides of your case.

The ASUS Prime Z370-A motherboard has two USB 3.1, two USB 3.0, and two USB 2.0 ports to access external peripherals, such as printers, external storage drives, and more. The USB 3.1 ports transfer data at up to 10 Gb/s speeds, and one of these ports sports a USB Type-C design. For non-gaming builds, DVI-D, DisplayPort, and HDMI outputs are on board to deliver 4K visuals, coming from the processor's integrated graphics chipset. To complete the multimedia experience, you can connect your sound system to the motherboard's six audio ports, which are powered by a Realtek S1220A audio processor. There's also a Gigabit Ethernet port for accessing networks and the Internet. Additional ports can be added to your system by installing optional PCIe cards to the motherboard's four PCIe 3.0 x1 slots.

With one click, ASUS 5-Way Optimization takes care of complex tuning and dynamically optimizes essential aspects of the system by providing overclocking and cooling profiles that are tailored for your rig.

With an ASUS Fan Holder, increasing airflow to the Prime Z370 motherboard's VRM area is simple. You can attach a 40/50mm fan, mount the bracket on the heatsink, and hook the fan up to a header for a targeted cooling boost. With the Fan Holder and fan in place, VRM temperatures are reduced.

Audio

Prime Z370-A utilizes a unique audio codec designed in close collaboration with Realtek. The Realtek S1220A audio processor features a 120dB signal-to-noise ratio for the stereo line-out and a 113dB SNR for the line-in. For your headphones, an impedance-sensing circuit automatically adjusts gain to ensure an optimal volume range. The motherboard supports DTS Headphone:X and comes with Crystal Sound 3, which provides a powered pre-regulator, audio shielding, separate layer for left and right tracks, amplifier, de-pop circuit, and premium audio capacitors.

Aura Sync

ASUS Aura Sync offers full RGB control with a variety of functional presets for the built-in RGB LEDs as well as the LED strips connected to the onboard RGB headers. It provides Static, Breathing, Strobing, Rainbow, Color Cycle, Comet, Flash & Dash, Wave, Glowing Yo-Yo, Starry Night, Music, and CPU temperature effects.

Additional Features

A dedicated base-clock (BCLK) generator works in tandem with the TPU to enhance voltage and BCLK overclocking control for enhancing CPU and memory margins

Each fan header can be set to monitor and react to three user-configurable thermal sensors, for workload-based cooling

A dedicated PWM/DC header for self-contained water-cooling setups

Every onboard header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans

Includes three additional DC or PWM fan headers, plus three thermal-probe headers

A dedicated integrated circuit protects each fan header from over-temperature and over-current

M.2 supports up to 32 Gb/s data-transfer speeds, making it suitable for an operating system or application drive

An efficient heatsink reduces M.2 SSD temperatures by up to 68°F (20°C)

ASUS PRIME Z370-A reviews

Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX Motherboard is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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Brendan from
Beautiful MotherboardThis is a great motherboard. It works like a charm. I used the default BIOS settings and was up and running instantly. I installed a full 64GB of memory (G-Skill F4-2400C15Q-64GVR) and a i7-8700K. I also installed 2 Samsung SSD 860 Pro (256GB) drives. I used a Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooling fan. I used a Cooler Master N400 case with a EVGA Supernova 650 G3 power supply.
This is the best computer I've ever owned. I am a photographer and use it for post production work. I am using the CPU's built in graphics. Everything in Photoshop is instantaneous. I use files upwards of 300 MB.

Date published: 2018-02-11

Rated 4 out of
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Robert from
Great Boardgood amount of features for the price! Fully supported by windows 10. no need to install devicw drivers. The only thing i did not care for was the motherboard software that was not supported on windows 10. other than that, I though it was a very good deal.

Date published: 2018-01-03

Rated 5 out of
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Fred from
Great board, easy to work with, but did not like the USB connector.Great board, easy to work with, but did not like the 20 pin USB connection point. Tight spot and the pins bend easily.Had to take all apart, file the connector cable, straighten pins and reasemble. Was cussing. Works great now.

Date published: 2017-12-27

Rated 4 out of
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Tomas from
Great Board, Bad SoundAlthough the board itself its pretty good, the drivers for the soundcard are terrible, also when turned off, the power led remains on so if you have an open case like i do, it will light up your room.

Date published: 2018-02-06

Rated 5 out of
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Jwei from
So far so good!I haven't had this for very long, but right now it is working like a charm! I will update the review if anything goes wrong, but until then it is great!